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US Air Passengers Carried vs US Infant Mortality
US Air Passengers Carried and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.89 over 54 years (1970–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.26. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to -0.26 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.89
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 54 (1970–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.94 to -0.82
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.26
Sources
- US Air Passengers Carried (passengers): Our World in Data. US Air Passengers Carried (Our World in Data: Air transport, passengers carried).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.